1700 miles in a £200 car in 3 weeks
Can be done quite happily. Didn't miss a beat other than losing the wastegate actuator rod a couple of times, started every time, comfortable, quick, reasonably economical....

Slow-cus vs. Scaab. Some thoughts...
My experience in such matters is fairly limited as yet, but I'm still amazed at how much of a difference it makes driving a different car for a while. When I first got my Focus,...